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Monday, January 16, 2012

Meant to Bee: Using honey as sweet favors (and a giveaway!)

There aren't too many things on earth sweeter than honey. Why not show your wedding guests that you and your better half are "meant to bee" with some local honey? You'll be supporting your local farmer and sustainable pollinator practices!

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Honey is a delicious wedding favor (or gift) any time of the year but with spring just around the corner, it would be a great way to welcome in the season and show your gratitude to all your guests.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mike Bruen, owner of White Oak Apiary and local farmer who specializes in beekeeping and the sweet business of honey production. He raises cattle, chickens, produce, and bees, of course, on a farm located in Southeast (Putnam County).

Mike runs a small roadside stand on Route 312 in Southeast, selling honey, beeswax candles, and other products. I stopped in to buy some honey and got to chatting with Mike. He so graciously agreed to do a giveaway on HVG!

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The honey from White Oak Apiary is so incredibly delicious....sweet and flavorful. Mikes brings his bees to different orchards and farms to work their pollinating magic and in turn, the honey that is produced has distinctive flavors. Mike's honey comes in several varieties including blueberry, clover, and wildflower.

If honey sounds like a sweet idea to you, consider doing a "DIY" favor. Purchase White Oak Apiary honey in bulk and spoon into small jars. Slap a cute label on it and you're done!

Mike's roadside stand also sells beeswax candles and honey soap. They would make great gifts for your bridesmaids or just as a treat for yourself.

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White Oak Apiary is giving away a 1lb jar of wildflower honey and a 1lb jar of blueberry honey. So delish! Here's how to enter:

This post couldn't have come at a more perfect time! My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting a Nuc or two this spring and raising bees, and now I know where to find one! We watched a friends Nuc last summer on our property and were sad to see it go. I can think of many many things I could do with a pound of yummy honey! Thanks so much for this giveaway!!

I want to help out on the farm too! I can't believe that they sell honey by the 55 gallon drum - I could have all my guests take home a half gallon of honey as a favor. I would be interested in some of the beekeeping classes as well, as beekeeping is one of the things that is planned for the Barlowville farm one day.